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Re: Adverb modifying adjective

We might say "I want to get my car repaired in a nearby garage" but not "closely located". In BrE, you don't get your car repaired in a shop. In AmE, I think that when your car is in the repair facility, it can be described as being "in the shop".

Remember - if you don't use correct capitalisation, punctuation and spacing, anything you write will be incorrect.

Re: Adverb modifying adjective

Thanks for your replies!

For 2 (a), I would like to know why it is not natural to say it. Do you mean that it is not natural to use an adverb in modifying an adjective? or just because of the way it is being said in the sentence context?

Re: Adverb modifying adjective

The problem is your choice of words and the word order. Of course adverbs can modify adjectives. She was smiling radiently when she accepted her medal. It was a radiently smiling Sarah who accepted her medal for first place.

I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.

Re: Adverb modifying adjective

Hello,

Thanks for your replies. I am still wondering why the sentence: "It was a radiantly smiling Sarah who accepted her medal for first place." is natural, and the sentence: "We regularly receive newly arriving products." is not!

If I want to use this sentence more correctly with an adverb that modifies an adjective, which words can I choose instead of "newly arriving"?